9th Circuit Reinstates Reservist’s USERRA Class Suit Over No Pay During Leave

Mealey's (February 9, 2023, 7:59 AM EST) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — A commercial airline pilot and military reservist who sued his employers for failing to pay pilots during short-term military leaves while providing pay during other types of leaves may proceed with his class complaint, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, reversing a trial court’s summary judgment ruling for the airlines and holding that military leaves should be considered based on the length of the leave and not just categorically....